Muriel's Wedding (1994)

6.6	Listal rating
7.1	IMDB rating

Comedy (9), Wedding (7), Romance (6), Australia (4), Australian (4), 1994 (3), 1990s (2), (2), Aussie (2), 90s (2), Abba (2), Foreign (2), # Eng (1), Sophie Lee (1), Toni Collette (1), Wedding Dress (1), Roz Hammond (1), Dreams (1), R-rated (1), Belinda Jarrett (1)

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Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, and turns her world upside down.

Directed by

P.J. Hogan

Starring (View all) :

Sophie Lee

Tania Degano

Roz Hammond

Cheryl

Toni Collette

Muriel Heslop / Mariel Heslop-Van Arckle

Janine

Nicole

Bill Heslop

Betty Heslop

Perry Heslop

Joanie Heslop

Deidre Chambers

Written by (View all) :

P.J. Hogan

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PvtCaboose91

As delightful as a Wedding!

Posted : 10 months, 3 weeks ago at Dec 15 23:22

"When I lived in Porpoise Spit, I used to sit in my room for hours and listen to ABBA songs. But since I've met you and moved to Sydney, I haven't listened to one Abba song. That's because my life is as good as an Abba song. It's as good as Dancing Queen." During conversations regarding the greatest Australian filmic exports, Muriel's Wedding will almost certainly be mentioned. This endearing synthesis of pathos, (often lambasted) Aussie stereotypes and satisfying humour is one of the most celebrated Australian films of all time. It seems Australian filmmakers have a knack for producing feel-good, light-hearted comedies - witness such sleepers as Crocodile Dundee or The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Muriel's Wedding, however, is an addition to the Down Under cinematic pa...Read more

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nataliegoes

Touch of Absurd, and Good Ol' Fashioned

Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago at Feb 19 11:01

Muriel's Wedding is truly nothing more than a Ugly Duckling story, but you know you are in for a bit of fun when you are see the welcome sign for the town of Porpoise Spit. Muriel is not only a frump, she's pathetic and really you can't blame people for not liking her. Not that you care much for the others as well. They are all hysterically funny caricatures. But after enough times of being told she's too pathetic she goes a little haywire, absconds with the family savings, puts her family in hot water, and heads off to change her fortunes. Along the way she meets up with another dropout from her high school and a true friendship is formed. The story takes interesting turns, and Muriel has her moments of growth, and other moments that make you groan. And even when Muriel has her Swa...Read more

Rating : 7/10